Explore the Family Name Lorick

The meaning of Lorick

German: from an East German pet form of Lorenz.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Lorick in the United States?

The surname Lorick, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has had slight changes in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 23,283 out of all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly in rank to 23,817, marking a change of -2.29 percent. However, the number of individuals carrying the Lorick surname actually increased from 1,021 to 1,061, resulting in a growth of 3.92 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals also decreased by 5.26 percent, from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,283	#23,817	-2.29%
Count	1,021	1,061	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorick

The ethnic identity associated with the Lorick surname, as detailed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is diverse and has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying with this surname is Black, which grew slightly from 53.77 percent to 54.67 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased slightly from 37.32 percent to 36.19 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic experienced an increase, with the former growing from 2.06 percent to 2.64 percent and the latter rising significantly from 1.47 percent to 2.45 percent. Conversely, there were declines for those identifying with two or more races (from 4.41 percent to 3.49 percent) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.98 percent to 0.57 percent).

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.77%	54.67%	1.67%
White	37.32%	36.19%	-3.03%
Two or More Races	4.41%	3.49%	-20.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.06%	2.64%	28.16%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.45%	66.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0.57%	-41.84%